Deborah Young is Taormina FilmFest director

Deborah Young, chief international film critic of The Hollywood Reporter, is directing the Taormina Film Fest for the second time this year. Working closely with the Region of Sicily, she has expanded the festival to attract more young people and producers with the addition of "Campus Taormina" and "Spazio Taormina--Sicilian Film Commission". Campus Taormina, is a series of daily talks given by actors and actresses that is open to the students of the universities of Catania, Messina and Palermo, is sure to be a success.

In addition, Ms. Young stated that the Taormina FilmFest is one of the most technologically advanced festivals for journalists and visitors. Thanks to festival sponsor Videobank, the Palazzo dei Congressi is totally wireless and journalists have the opportunity for live feeds to their TV stations.